Reducing Children's Racial Biases Via a Parent-Led Intervention

NCT ID: NCT05807061

Last Updated: 2025-05-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

648 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-25

Study Completion Date

2026-08-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to test a parent-led program for reducing children's racial biases in White families. The main question it aims to answer is: With training, can parents effectively address their children's racial biases? Parent will receive training and tools for addressing their children's racial biases. Researchers will study effects on both parents' and children's racial biases.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Racial Bias

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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EmBARK

Parents receive a narrated training program about children's racial biases and read books that are focused on race with their children.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

EmBARK

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The narrated training teaches parents about children's biases and introduces multiple strategies for addressing children's biases. Families receive children's books to help practice the strategies.

Popular guidance

Parents receive interesting popular press articles about children's racial biases and read books that are focused on race with their children.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Popular guidance

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The popular press articles teach parents about children's biases and guide parents about how to talk to children about race. Families receive children's books focused on race to help practice talking about race.

Practice first

Parents practice discussing books about animals with their children first, and then receive a narrated training program about children's racial biases and read books that are focused on race with their children.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Practice first

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Animal books are provided to parents to help them practice talking to their children when reading books. Then, families receive a training program about race as well as children's books about race.

Interventions

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EmBARK

The narrated training teaches parents about children's biases and introduces multiple strategies for addressing children's biases. Families receive children's books to help practice the strategies.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Popular guidance

The popular press articles teach parents about children's biases and guide parents about how to talk to children about race. Families receive children's books focused on race to help practice talking about race.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Practice first

Animal books are provided to parents to help them practice talking to their children when reading books. Then, families receive a training program about race as well as children's books about race.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* The child is 5.00 to 7.99 years of age
* The child participant and their parent are both non-Hispanic White

Exclusion Criteria

* Non-proficiency in English on the part of the parent or the child
* The parent is \<18 years old
* The child or parent identifies with another racial/ethnic identity in addition to White
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Wisconsin, Madison

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Waisman Center at UW-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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1R01HD106970-01A1

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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Psychology

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2020-1026

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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